r/St_Broseph

Hey everyone,

I am reaching out to u/St_Broseph and the team for some guidance and support regarding an issue with a freelance wedding photographer/studio.

My wedding took place recently, in March 2026. We hired a freelance photographer and have already paid a massive advance of ₹1,65,000 out of the total agreed contract amount of ₹2,15,000.

According to our agreement, the edited photos, traditional videos, and physical albums were supposed to be delivered within a 30-day deadline post-media selection. It has been well past that timeline, and we have received absolutely nothing.

The Current Situation:
Ghosting & Non-Responsiveness: The photographer has completely stopped giving updates on our deliverables.

Abusive Behavior & Defiance: When we call to follow up, he becomes incredibly abusive over the phone. Instead of resolving the issue or giving a timeline, he has openly dared and challenged us to try and take action against him.

Why I am reaching out to the St. Broseph Army:
I am a corporate employee and trying to handle this cleanly, but the vendor's abusive tone, aggressive defiance, and the fear of losing our wedding memories completely are becoming incredibly stressful for my family.

I would be immensely grateful for help with:

1. Official/Legal Notice Guidance: If anyone from the HQ legal team can help me draft or send a formal notice that might pressure him to hand over our raw/edited media immediately.

2. Mediation/Ground Support: If the team can help advise on how to deal with this person safely or assist in mediation so he stops the abusive behavior and hands over our deliverables.

Thank you so much in advance for your time and help. 🙏

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Hi everyone,

I’m new to Bangalore and currently staying at a PG in Vasantha Bhavan co-living BTM. Around 1.5 months ago, the owner borrowed ₹50,000 from me saying her sister’s marriage got fixed suddenly and she urgently needed help. I trusted her because I was new here and didn’t expect this situation to happen.

Now I was supposed to move out today and had already informed her multiple times in advance that I would need my money back before leaving because I need it for the deposit of the flat I’m shifting into.

The issue is — she still hasn’t returned the money and has been delaying continuously.

Current amount pending:

₹33,000 remaining from the borrowed money (50k - adjusted rent)

₹2k–3k PG deposit also pending

I have:

Full chat screenshots

Payment proofs

Reminders and conversations clearly showing the borrowing and repayment promises

I’m honestly stuck right now because I need this money urgently for my new place and I don’t really know how to handle this situation in a city where I’m still new. Should I just call the police?

If anyone has:

Advice on what legal/actionable steps I can take

Contacts for tenant/help groups

Experience dealing with similar PG owner situations in Bangalore

please help me out.

Would genuinely appreciate any guidance. 🙏

Not in need of any urgent help.

An incident that happened today has left me slightly spooked.

Im a single woman, 37years. I live in HSR area on my own.

I was coming back from work in my car and a huge Mahindra truck scrathted my car badly from the side. It was on a road where there was already traffic jam, so i could run and catch the guy who did it. All of this was captured in my dash cam.

Turns out he was badly drunk. The people nearby made sure he stayed put. We called the cops.

While waiting for the cops this guy tried to confront me two or three times. He said im ruining his life by involving police.

Cops came, then traffic police came. Then i went to the traffic police station. They took our details. Did not file any complaint yet. They told me to come back today or tomorrow when the owner of the vehicle will be present. Meanwhile they have seized his vehicle. All this ordeal took about 2 hours in total.

Now my concern is, i live alone, i was wearing my uniform while this happened which has my name on it. Im afraid that this guy will hold a grude and find me. And cause me harm. My worst fear is being attacked like r**e or being acid attacked. How do i console myself that nothing like that will happen and i am safe.

Really feeling very unsafe today.

Hi everyone, looking for some guidance on consumer/legal rights regarding a private palliative care facility (registered as a Pvt Ltd company).

My father has been a resident there since last year. I pay a monthly fee for his care. Upon admission, we signed a standard terms agreement. Verbally, the owner explicitly confirmed multiple times that a TV in the room was a basic amenity included in the price.

A few months ago, they moved him to a room with no TV. For a Parkinson's patient, the lack of mental stimulation is causing him to deteriorate emotionally. I have requested the TV for months with no results.

This month, they raised the monthly fee by 10%. I messaged them stating I am ready to pay the full revised amount, but before I transfer the money, I need:

1. A soft copy of our signed contract (which I forgot to take a copy of during the stressful admission process).
2. A written commitment of a date by which the TV will be installed.
   A staff member responded stating they have misplaced/lost the signed agreement and refused to give a timeline for the TV, instead attacking my character over text claiming my "tone isn't good."

My questions:

1. What are my legal options when a registered Private Limited company admits to losing a legally binding service contract?

2. Can I legally withhold this month's payment until they produce a duplicate contract or give a written addendum regarding the fee hike and the promised TV?

3. I genuinely want to keep my dad there because the actual day-to-day nursing care is good—it's just the administration that is being highly unprofessional. How can I legally protect myself and my dad from administrative backlash while forcing them to fix this?

me and 2 of my friends were going home and near amrita college some cops were stopping everyone and checking their person, they had found an e cigarette on us and showed us the 50k fine, he then demanded 30k from each of us. after a while when we tried running away but he caught up to us and hit us with his stick (i still have a bruise) and by then we had only collected about 5k, we then paid him that much and he let us go.

is there any way for us to get the money back as i’ve read that possession of these articles isn’t illegal but selling it is?

This is in Vijaya Bank Layout- Bilekhalli. we have tenants as well in our building so a lot of garbage is generated. Despite repeated calls to the BBMP garbage pickup guys they come just once in 3-4 weeks to collect the trash. We do pay them some extra pocket money generously from time to time but this is kind of service is really impacting our environs and health. Cannot give out specifc details on address due to privacy reasons but can DM street details. thank you so much in advance.

I need advice because I genuinely don’t know what to do.

Around 15 days ago, I went to a guy’s apartment in Bangalore after matching on Hinge. It was just the two of us drinking. I had gin and tonic, got extremely sick, kept puking, and eventually completely passed out on his couch. I barely remember parts of the night.

The next morning I woke up, took a quick video/selfie there, said bye and left. Only recently while scrolling through my gallery I noticed my gold chain worth around 3 lakhs is missing.

I checked my older photos from that same day and hwo to I was definitely wearing the chain before going to his place. Before meeting him, I was only at my PG the entire day. In the morning video from his place, the chain is gone.

I haven’t confronted him yet because I’m scared of being accused of something or getting blackmailed or manipulated somehow. My family is extremely orthodox and cannot know I went to a guy’s place/drank/hooked up, so I’m basically handling this alone except for one friend who knows.

I know waiting 15 days was stupid, but I genuinely only realized recently after checking my photos carefully.

What should I do now?

- Message him directly?
- File a police complaint?
- Is there any realistic chance of recovering it?
- Has anyone dealt with something similar in Bangalore?

Please give practical advice, not moral judgment. I already know I messed up by blacking out around someone I barely knew.

Hey everyone, long post but really need some guidance here. This has been building up for a while and today it escalated badly.

Background:
I moved into my current rental in Bengaluru about 9 months ago. Paid ₹40,000 as security deposit. Monthly rent is ₹14,000. The agreement has a clause saying they'll deduct 1 month's rent (₹14,000) when I vacate.

For the past few months, my landlord has been progressively getting worse talking rudely, unnecessary complaints, making things difficult for no real reason. I had already started looking for a new place because of this behaviour.

Today it got really bad:
My guests were over and my landlord came and started shouting and continuously verbally abusing me right in front of everyone. It was humiliating. They also threatened me saying "if you don't come down, something bad will happen."This was heard by my guests who were present.

And then they actually texted me to vacate the premises. I have that text saved.

My questions:

1. Since THEY texted me to vacate, can they still legally deduct ₹14,000 from my deposit? I feel like I'm not voluntarily leaving — they're forcing me out
2. Is the threat ("something bad will happen") something I can use legally if needed?
3. I've already drafted a legal notice demanding the full ₹40,000 back. Is that the right first step?
4. I want to resolve this peacefully if possible. What's the most effective way to do that without going to court?

What I have as evidence:
\- The text message asking me to vacate (saved + screenshot)
\- Multiple witnesses (my guests) who heard the threat and saw the abuse
\- 9 months of on-time rent payments

I'm not looking to create unnecessary trouble. I just want my full deposit back and to move out peacefully. Any advice from people who've dealt with similar situations in Bengaluru or Karnataka would be really helpful.

Have already consulted a bit online but wanted real experiences from people who've been through this. Thanks in advance 🙏

We hired an event planner for 5 wedding events (engagement, haldi, mehendi/sangeet, muhurtha, cocktail party) after being promised premium quality, stress-free execution, and complete vendor coordination.

The reality was completely different.

During the wedding, we personally had to manage and coordinate:

- DJ

- Bartender

- Lighting

- Generator

- Venue owner

- Vendor extensions/overtime

- Mehendi artist issues

- Last-minute problems

The planner behaved more like a decorator than an actual planner.

Some of the major issues:

- Poor DJ and vendor quality

- Hidden/additional charges during events

- Lighting removed during the function

- Speaker delays for over an hour

- Bartender stopping service early

- We literally had to serve drinks ourselves later

- Poor quality despite premium pricing

- Several promised elements were missing

It became stressful and embarrassing in front of guests and family, which completely defeats the purpose of hiring a planner.

The bigger issue now is communication after the wedding. We’ve tried resolving this professionally and patiently, but responses have been delayed, inconsistent, and we’re being left hanging without any proper resolution.

We’ve now drafted a formal legal notice and are considering consumer court proceedings for deficiency of service, misrepresentation, and mental harassment.

I wanted to ask:

- Has anyone dealt with a similar issue with wedding planners/vendors?

- What realistically works in India for recovering compensation/refunds?

- Is consumer court effective for cases like this?

- Any practical advice before escalating legally?

We have payment proof, chats, photos/videos from events, and detailed documentation of the issues.

Would really appreciate any help with consumer/legal matters and getting our money back. Please let us know what to do.

Thank you.